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Making A Splash: Yorktown Takes Northern Westchester Swim Conference Division I Title Making A Splash: Yorktown Takes Northern Westchester Swim Conference Division I Title
Making A Splash: Yorktown Takes Northern Westchester Swim Conference Division I Title For the first time in more than a decade, Yorktown took home the Division I title in the Northern Westchester Swim Conference. Yorktown was able to edge out Willowbrook and Chappaqua by less than 10 points at the conference championships on Saturday, with a total of 262 points in the competition. The title is their first in the most competitive and largest of the five conferences since 2005. “Swimming is an important skill to learn. I encourage parents to take their children to swim lessons and swim clinics to get confident with the skill,” head coach Margit Cooley stated. “At the Yorktown …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester State Swimming Champ Heading To University Of Hawaii Westchester State Swimming Champ Heading To University Of Hawaii
Westchester State Swimming Champ Heading To University Of Hawaii One of Westchester’s finest amateur swimmers is taking his talents to the Aloha State. New Rochelle High School senior Michael Lawson, who became a two-time state champion this year, announced his intention to head to Hawaii following graduation, where he will take to the pool at the University of Hawaii. An all-American, Lawson has competed in the New York State High School Swimming Championships for four years in a row as part of the New Rochelle-Bronxville joint swim team, claiming his latest championship earlier this year. Lawson has made a name for himself in the pool, making his mark…

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by Zak Failla